Bidens frondosa

Devil's Beggartick

August - October.

This Bidens species is one without ray flowers The yellowish "blossom" is created from August through October by many small flowers crowded together into a tubular head, forming a disk, without ray flowers present. Each head is subtended by five to eight leafy, ciliate bracts. Stems are erect and smooth, reaching up to four feet tall.
Leaves are opposite, pinnately divided into three to seven segments, with each segment smooth and up to four inches long and two inches wide.

Occurs naturally in ditches, along pond margins and streambanks, and road or railroad rights-of-way.

Additional Information:
The entire plant is eaten by muskrats. The fruits are eaten by ducks.

Height 4 Feet

Bloom/Seasonal Color Medium Yellow

USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9

Good Companions Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Gray-head Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata), Prairie Cord Grass (Spartina pectinata)

Characteristics & Attributes

Hydrologic Designation • FACW	Root • Taproot	Season of Interest • Late (July-frost)
Soil Moisture • High • Moderate	Sun Exposure • Full Sun	USFS MO Ecological Map • Central Dissected Till Plain • Ozark Highlands • Osage Plains • Mississippi Aluvial Basin
Wildlife Benefit • Food/Small Animals • Food/Birds